Rex Kerr
Mar 23, 2023

It's a bit late when you're already pregnant to figure out who is going to provide support. (Also: menstruation is another inequitable burden that is linked to reproductive capacity though not actual reproduction.)

So it's fine for there to be some cultural customs that give a bit of extra information in this regard in advance.

Anything can be done to excess, and we're also pretty good at compensating for a lack of something by finding alternatives, and it's possible to display chivalry disingenuously (incontrovertible signals are the most worthwhile), so it's not something to stress about overly much, I don't think.

But the behavior overall is fairly sensible.

Rex Kerr
Rex Kerr

Written by Rex Kerr

One who rejoices when everything is made as simple as possible, but no simpler. Sayer of things that may be wrong, but not so bad that they're not even wrong.

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